Guide-card.



R. M. VICK.

GUIDE CARD.y APPLIGATION FILED A PRle, 1909.

Patented Deo. 21, 1909.

ROLLO M. VICK, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

GUIDE-CARD.

Specicatipn of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

Application led April 16, 1909. Serial No. 490,388.

' To all whom timely concern:

Be it known that I, ROLLO. M. VICK, a citizen of the- United States,residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Uhio, haveinvented .a new and useful Guide.- Cai'd, of which the following is aspecification.

Itis a fact well known to those experi-l' enced 'in the use of cardindexes and other cardsystems that the guide cards, provided with nameor index tabs,'ordinai'ily em? ploy'ed, become so worn and injured byconstant use that their renewalis a matter of l necessity if it isdesired to maintain the practical utility of the system. For the purposeof preventing the rapid wear of such guide cards the said cards have, insome -instances, been constructed of material especially adapted towithstand rough and con'- tinuous usage. Cards so constructed, however,are comparatively expensive, and it is desirable to provide some meansfor removably placing a name plate upon the same so that when itisdesired to do away with any of the guide cards or to change the syse temof indexing', it will not be necessary to I renew the entire guide cardbut only the dctachable name plate. In many instances the guide cardsare fastened within the card drawers by ineansof card locking rods andthe like and -in such instances it is espeorally desirable to have theguide cards so 'constructed that the name plate may be rciiewed orchanged without the necessity of l removing the entire guide card fromthe drawer.

My invention relates to an improved guide lcard of the characterindicated wherein the name plate may be detachably connected to theguide card in a substantial manner so that the said card may provesatisfactorily efficient in accomplishing the purpose in- `tended and atthe same time may permit a change of the name plate without thenecessity of destroying the entire guide card. @ne ofthe most desirablematerials used in the 4manufacture of cards in accordance with myinvention is-'sheet metal.

While I 4prefer-to construct the entire device," with the exception ofthe name plate, of sheet metal, I desire to be unlimited in theause ofmaterials, as the constructionA hereinafter set forth is wellkadaptedfor other materials than sheet metal.

The object of my improvement is to proacter indicated vwhich will beconvenient inv use and well adapted to withstand a great amount of wear.

These objects, together with other objects readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art, I attain by the construction illustrated in theaccompanying drawing in Which- Figure l is a perspective view of a guidecard embodying my invented improvement. F ig. 2 is a fragmentaryperspective view of the guide card, showing the retaining frame removedfrom the plate-holding tab, and the name plate removed from said tab.Fig. 3 is a perspective View, from the rear, of the retaining frame.Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the same parts as those in Fig..4 with the retaining frame partlylremoif'ed.` F ig. G is a sectionalview taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. l.

Throughout the several views similar numerals of reference indicatesimilar parts.

The numeral 1 indicates the guide 'card proper. From one'r'edge of thecard the inlegi-al inner frame 2 extends and an integral back, 3, isspaced back from the rear surface of the card and from the rear surfaceof the inner frame 2 a suilicient distance to permit -the name plate Llto be snugly arranged between the back 3 and the inner frame. The innerframe 2 and the back 3 together consti tute what may be termed theplate-holding tab. In the practical manufacture of the device theplate-holding tab may be very readily formed by the use of anappropriate die in a press, such as is commonly employed for stampingsimilar constructions from sheet metal. It will be understood that theinner frame 2 lies in the same plane as the body of the card l, and thatthe back 3, is

connected to the card l, by the integral oif set portion 5.

The name plate 4f may be constructed of bristol beach Celluloid orothersuitable material, and should be of a width suiiicient vtod extend fromthe offset portion 5 approximately to the upper edge of the inner frame2and should be of suiiic-ient length to extend substantially to theouteredges of the sides of the said frame 2. f

The retaining frame isformed Ofasingle piece'of sheet metal and consistsof a front frame 6, encompassing an opening, 7, of s`ivf- IUO Formedintegrally with the front frame 6 A is the clamping-back 8, which isspaced from the trame in such manner as to permit the plate holding tabandname plate to lie between itand the said frame (5 and to engage thesaid i'irm manner. At the lower end of the clamping-back a lockingllange, 9, is provided, which locking llange is adapted to slightlyunderliel and elastically engage the oft-set portion 5 for the purposeof holding the retaining frame properly in place upon the plate holdingta F or the purpose of strengthening the device and retaining the partsmore firmly in their appropriate relative positions the integralauxiliary flanges 10 are provided at the ends of the retaining frame,Which auX- iliary flanges are folded retaining back 8, as bestillustrated in Figsl 3 and 6.

In using the device the name plate 4 is providedwith the name or symboldesired and -the said plate is then located between -a name plate, lanintegral plate-holding 55.

the limer .frame '2 and back. 3 as'. illustrated, for nistance, 1n Fig.5. The retaining frame 1sl then arranged holding tab, as illustrated inFig. 5, and

fthe said retaining frame slidably adjusted with reference to thesaidtab until the relative position illustrated in Fig. 4 is attained. Thelocking flange 9 elastically engaging the ofset portion 5 will thenprevent the accidental removal of the retaining frame from the-plate`holding tab and the said retaining f-rame will also. reinforcethe plate-holding tab in such way as to produce aconstruction welladapted to withstand the roughest usage to which guide cards of thisdescription are liable to ybe subjected. If at any time it is desiredvto. change the name plate, the retainingl frame may be removed from theplate-holding tab and a new name plate readily substituted. I

l. A guide card comprising a. card propelg extending from one of theedges oli-said card proper, said plate-holding tab provided with spacedportions adapted to receive said name plate between them, and aremovable retaining frame adapted to be arranged upon said plate-holdingtab and ,toengage the spaced portions thereof for the purpose of holdingthe saine against sepa-ration aiidinengagement with saidname plate.

2. AA guide card comprislng a card proper sides and top of saidlplatefrom said tab.

plate holding tab in a clamping or` back and over the adapted to overliethe frame portion of the J5 over the plate- `said tab andadapted toengage said r adapted to removably hold a plate and a retaining frameadapted to be removably. arranged upon said tab and to prevent theaccidental removal of said naine separate naine f l guide cardcomprising a card proper, an intefrral late-holdin tab extending 'trom Cg y i,

one edge of said card7 said :b consisting of a Jframe arranged in aplane with the ly of the card and an integral back spacedI il in 7 3said frame and connected to the said. card proper by anintegral olisetportion taining frame provided with a and a retaining i bach, theadapted to overliethe frame portieri olthe plate-holding tab, theretaining back provided with a locking flange adapted to Aengage thesaid offset portion, whereby the said retaining frame is remova lymaintained in position upon and connected to the said plate-holding tab.

et.v A guide card provided with an integral plate-holding tab consistingof a frame arranged in a plane with the body of the card and an integralback spaced from said frame and connected to the body of the card by anoffset portion, a retaining frame provided with a front frame portionand an integral retaining back, the front. frame portion plate-holdintab,'and the said retaining back provi ed with an integral lockingflange adapted to elastically engage the said offset portion,.wherebythe said retaining frame may be removably arranged upon and connected tothe said plate-holding tab.v

5. A guide card comprising a card proper provi-ded with an integral pl ate-holding tab, a name plate, anda retaining frame, the saidplate-holding tab `provided with y means adapted to include and engagethe said name plate, and the said retaining frame adapted to beremovably arranged upon said plate-holding tab and when so 1 arrangedtoengage the spaced portions or' the said tab to hold the said portionsin en` gagement with said name plate.

6. A guide card comprising a card proi providedr with a plate-holdingtab, a rate, removable name plateye. ,l adaptedv'to be arranged aln`said holding tab, late holding means upon said tag and adapted to ensaid name plate, and separate means adapted to be. removably .errar uponsaid tab and to engage said plateiionl .ing means to maintain thevsame'in ment with said naine plate.

7) In a device or" the ehara'cti l-thecombination of a guide card nvided with an integral tab entendi one of the edges of said card, a nameo name plate engaging means arranged plate, and means adapted to engagename plate engaging means for the purpose of holding the same inengagement with said name plate.

8. In a device of the character described', a guide card provided Withan integral tab extending beyond one of its edges and displaying a Wordor symbol and a separate, removable overlying 'frame adapted to bearranged upon the said tab, the said frame being provided with portionsadapted to reint'oi'ce the edges of said tab.

Sl. A guide card comprising a card proper, an integral tab extendingfrom one edge of said card and adapted to display a Word or symbolarranged thereon, and a separate removable frame provided, With spacedportions adapted to include the said tab between l them -for the purposeof reinforcing said tab.

1U. A guide card comprising a card proper, an integral tabve-Xtendingfrom one edge of said card and adapted to display a Word or symbolarranged thereon, and a removable frame provided vWith spaced portionsadapted to include the said tab between them and with an aperturethrough which the said word or symbol ma)v be see."L

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence ot' two witnesses.

' ROLLO M. VICK. 'itnesses SYLvIA BORON, Timun H. Murana.

